Obituary Listing

Oct 13, 2024

Lisa Jones, 69 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa passed away Sunday, October 13, 2024 at the Southeast Iowa Regional Hospice House, West Burlington, Iowa.  She was born September 14, 1955 at Sioux Falls, South Dakota, a daughter of Gordon C. and Helen (Naney) McMillan.  On November 18, 1980, she married Curtis Jones at Danville, Iowa.

She was...

Sep 20, 2024

Douglas James Erickson, 88 years, of Fox River Grove, Illinois passed away Friday, September 20, 2024 at the Kensington, Fort Madison, Iowa.  He was born May 29, 1936 at Chicago, Illinois, a son of John M. and Dorothy (Hinkley) Erickson of LaGrange Park, Illinois.  He graduated from LaGrange Township High School with the class of 1954.  He graduated from...

Sep 18, 2024

Linda S. Thye, age 78, of Fort Madison, Iowa passed away on Wednesday, September 18, 2024. She was born in February 1946, a daughter of Nina F. Carr (nee Zimmerman) and Russell E. Carr. After graduating from Fort Madison High School, Linda worked at Sylvania in Burlington and Sheaffer Pen in Fort Madison, before becoming a homemaker and raising...

Sep 14, 2024

Janet Lee Navntoft, 76 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died unexpectedly Saturday, September 14, 2024 at her home.  She was born July 29, 1948, a daughter of Leon W. and Ann Lee (Woodard) Thompson.  She first married Ronald Carter.  They had two daughters, JoAnn and Angie.  They later divorced.  On December 30, 1988, she married Dale Kim Navntoft.  He...

Sep 14, 2024

James Stanley McCollum (Stan), 71, passed away on Saturday September 14th, 2024.  Visitation and funeral service will be held on Wednesday September 18th, 2024 at Barr Memorial Chapel in Fort Madison. The visitation will start at 10 AM. The funeral service will be held at 11 AM and will be officiated by Pastor Earl Beal of Joy Baptist Church,...

Sep 12, 2024

Gene Allen Green Jr., 63 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died Thursday, September 12, 2024 at his home.  He was born April 14, 1961, a son of Gene Sr. and Johnnie (Land) Green.  Gene was a backyard mechanic and he could fix anything.  He loved his family. He is survived by his son, Gene Green III of Fort Madison,...

Aug 30, 2024

Evelyn Frances Pierce, 101, of Montrose, Iowa went to be with the Lord  Friday, August 30, 2024 at the Montrose Health Center, Montrose, Iowa.  She was born March 15, 1923 at rural Montrose, Iowa, a daughter of Henry and Georgia (Petty) Peterson.  Evelyn first married Wilber Osburne, and they were the parents of Gloria Sue and Lawrence.  They later...

Aug 26, 2024

Thomas H. Pieper, 73, of Eagle, Wisconsin, and formerly of Fort Madison, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, August 26, 2024, at his home.

Tom was born on December 28, 1950, in Fort Madison, Iowa, the son of Henry and Pauline (Bentler) Pieper. He grew up in the Fort Madison area and on July 21, 1973, was...

Aug 19, 2024

Robert E "Bob" Stuecker, 90 years, of West Point, Iowa died on Monday, August 19, 2024 at his home.  He was born at home near Denmark, Iowa on November 20, 1933, a son of Robert T and Esther (Mueller) Stuecker.  On October 28, 1961, he married Martha Ann Moeller at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Houghton, Iowa.  They...

Aug 14, 2024

Judith Ann McFerren, 81 yrs., of Fort Madison, Iowa died Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at the Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center, West Burlington, Iowa.  She was born March 28, 1943 at Jackson, Mississippi, a daughter of Franklin Joseph and Dona Idelle (Fickling) Cuevas.  On March 18, 1962, she married R. Forrest McFerren at Mississippi.  He preceded her in death...

Aug 2, 2024

Henry Louis "Hank" Holtkamp, 92 years, of West Point, Iowa died on August 2, 2024 at the West Point Care Center, West Point, Iowa.  Hank was born February 5, 1932, a son of Louis and Agnes (Jacobsmeier) Holtkamp.  On October 3, 1953, he married Audrey Mertens at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Houghton, Iowa.

Hank was...

Aug 1, 2024

Judith Eileen "Judy" Schneider, 80 years, of Denmark, Iowa died Thursday, August 1, 2024 at the West Point Care Center, West Point, Iowa.  She was born July 20, 1944 at Fort Madison, Iowa, a daughter of William "Bill" and Freda (White) Shultz.  On November 10, 1962, she married Carl Schneider.  They later divorced.  She was a homemaker. She is...

Jul 28, 2024

LaVon Kay Underwood, 85 years, of Denmark, Iowa and formerly of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Sunday, July 28, 2024 at the Southeast Iowa Regional Hospice House, West Burlington, Iowa.  She was born October 16, 1938 at Burlington, Iowa, a daughter of Richard and Esther (French) Welch. They later divorced.  Esther married Delforde Turner, and he adopted LaVon as his...

Jul 21, 2024

Neil Allan Long, 73 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa passed at 9:36 am Sunday, July 21, 2024 at the Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center, West Burlington, Iowa.  Thank you to the Prayer Warriors at the Sunday 9:00 am church service for their prayers that morning, especially.   He was born January 30, 1951 at Fort Madison, Iowa, a son of...

Jul 20, 2024

Floyd E Cowles, 92 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 2:50 pm Saturday, July 20, 2024 at the Southeast Iowa Regional Hospice House, West Burlington, Iowa.  He was born May 1, 1932, a son of Hilbert Sr. and Mary (Marsh) Cowles.  On July 31, 1960, he married Elizabeth "Betty" VanHyning at the Denmark Congregational United Church of Christ,...

Jul 16, 2024

Michael Dale Snook, 69 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died at 3:23 pm Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at the Southeast Iowa Regional Hospice House, West Burlington, Iowa.  He was born September 10, 1954 in Iowa, the son of Robert and Martha Snook.  On August 12, 1978, he married Kristine Strohbein.

He grew up in Davenport, Iowa.  Michael...

Jul 14, 2024

Ida Carolyn Dischler, 82 years, of Iowa City, Iowa, formerly of the Lee County area died Sunday, July 14, 2024 at UI Health Care Medical Center Downtown, Iowa City, Iowa.  She was born April 25, 1942 at Keltner, Missouri, the daughter of Arthur K. and Ina F. (Adams) Boston.  On October 22, 1975, she married Arnold E. Dischler at...

Jul 4, 2024

Joseph Robert Hillgartner, 66 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died Thursday, July 4, 2024 at his home.  He was born July 1, 1958, a son of Francis and Hazel (Mercer) Hillgartner.  He married Theresa Ann Edholm Fuget.  She preceded him in death.

Joe lived in the area most of his life.  He worked at LaMont Limited as...

Jun 30, 2024

Phillip Richard "Rick" Goldie, 72 years, of Denmark, Iowa died Sunday, June 30, 2024 at the Southeast Iowa Regional Hospice House, West Burlington, Iowa.  He was born October 23, 1951 at Keokuk, Iowa, a son of Manson Phillip and Lucille May (Rhodes) Goldie.  On April 29, 1972, he married Cynthia Ann Naschert at the Denmark Congregational United Church of...

Jun 25, 2024

Jeanette Cecilia Heins, 85 years, of Fort Madison, Iowa died Tuesday, June 25, 2024 at Birkwood Village of Fort Madison.  She was born August 8, 1938 at Edina, Missouri, a daughter of Raymond John and Anna Marie (Linkenfelder) Karhoff.  She graduated in 1957, from Aquinas High School.  She soon met her first husband Bernard Steffen, the father of her...